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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago
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as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement
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as in behaved
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
a job conducting tourists through the historical museum
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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a material that conducts heat quite efficiently
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Recent Examples of conducted
Working with local police, the Secret Service conducted site reviews of the sprawling complex and established a security perimeter to prevent suspicious individuals from approaching the president and other VIP attendees.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The Ravens conducted a protracted search, hiring Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter — one of Harbaugh’s former assistants — as the franchise’s fourth head coach.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But Biden sought to demonstrate the importance of a peaceful transfer of power, even if it was conducted under conditions that resembled a security operation more than a civic celebration.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Suffolk University/Chicago Tribune survey of 500 adult city residents, conducted April 11-15, found a sizable majority saying there was no need for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and members of Customs and Border Protection to return to the city.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
An autopsy conducted by the Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Office found numerous lacerations and stab wounds on Limon’s body.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Researchers have conducted wolf and moose population surveys on the island since 1958.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 1951 and 1962, the federal government conducted nuclear tests in Nevada.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2026
Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, a biologist at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil, who wasn’t involved in the research, says that the study was an important step forward because previous research had only been conducted in laboratory settings.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The Ravens conducted a protracted search, hiring Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter — one of Harbaugh’s former assistants — as the franchise’s fourth head coach.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But Biden sought to demonstrate the importance of a peaceful transfer of power, even if it was conducted under conditions that resembled a security operation more than a civic celebration.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Suffolk University/Chicago Tribune survey of 500 adult city residents, conducted April 11-15, found a sizable majority saying there was no need for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and members of Customs and Border Protection to return to the city.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
An autopsy conducted by the Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Office found numerous lacerations and stab wounds on Limon’s body.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Researchers have conducted wolf and moose population surveys on the island since 1958.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 1951 and 1962, the federal government conducted nuclear tests in Nevada.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2026
Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, a biologist at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil, who wasn’t involved in the research, says that the study was an important step forward because previous research had only been conducted in laboratory settings.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conducted
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The last time three carriers operated in the CENTCOM area of responsibility was back in 2003.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The facility will be operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group, which has held a contract with ICE for the site and two other Central Valley detention centers since 2019.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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All of which is to say the original film’s artistic accomplishments are perfectly possible to emulate — or imitate outright, as the sequel (again directed by Frankel, and written by Aline Brosh McKenna) is mostly content to do.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The film is directed and produced by Frank Licari and Hele Murphy.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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There is also a sense from that source that Carvajal could have behaved in a way more befitting of a captain at times.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is not the first time that badly behaved tourists have been linked to damaged to the fountain.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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In terms of the modern era, though, Forest are rookies at this level, as this is their first season with continental football since Frank Clark — one of the club’s Miracle Men — steered them to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals in 1996.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Two of the Bumblebee drones were being steered to collide with the third, as part of the soldiers' initial training for the kind of drone-on-drone combat that's been taking place for months on the battlefield in Ukraine.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rabies is transmitted through a bat’s saliva.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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At a first-principles level, a culture that cannot be transmitted is not a culture.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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At Surfside, the different beach areas are cleaned daily and supervised by lifeguards.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Alvarez could face up to 20 years in prison, supervised release of at least five years to a lifetime, and a fine of up to $250,000.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The original novel follows Takeuchi Shingo, a serial murder suspect whom retired judge Kajima Isao acquitted two years ago, who moves in next door to the home where Kajima and his family live.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, the jury acquitted him of first-degree murder, a decision that drew fierce backlash from law enforcement officials and the detective’s supporters.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Conducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conducted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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